THE QUEENS
OCTOBER 2019
Courtesy of Elizabeth Dooley Images/Compass
Orangetheory Fitness joins Rockaway Park condo development
BY BILL PARRY
bparry@schnepsmedia.com
@QNS
One Sixteen, the eight-story luxury
condominium under construction
in Rockaway Park, will feature an
Orangetheory fi tness studio.
Th e Marcal Group signed Orangetheory
to a 10-year lease for 3,100 square feet and
is expected to be the fi rst major fi tness
brand to open in the Rockaways.
“We are thrilled that our residents at
One Sixteen as well as our neighbors will
have access to this exciting fi tness opportunity,”
Th e Marcal Group’s Founder and
CEO Mark Caller said. “Our commercial
tenants will help make this unique neighborhood
an even better place to live.”
Located near the Rockaway Boardwalk
at 133 Beach 116th St., One Sixteen will
have 86 condominiums, including eight
duplex townhouse residences with private
outdoor space, and 14,000 square feet
of ground fl oor retail space. Orangetheory
Fitness has been named to Fast Company’s
annual list of the World’s 50 Most
Innovative Companies for 2019 with franchises,
having opened in nearly 1,200 studios
in 50 U.S. states and 22 countries.
One Sixteen is expected to next year
and is being marketed and sold exclusively
by Compass.
“Orangetheory is a perfect addition
to the active Rockaway lifestyle and it’s
great to see such a popular fi tness concept
expanding out to the neighborhood,”
Compass Real Estate Salesperson
Maryanne Farrell said. “Th e retail opportunities
at One Sixteen are going to help
build the community and in-building
off erings to residents.
Orangetheory Fitness off ers one-hour,
heart-rate-based interval training that is
science-backed, technology-tracked and
professionally coach led, according to
Matthew Long, a Rockaway resident, who
will own and operate the One Sixteen
Orangetheory Fitness location. Th e former
New York City fi refi ghter is known
for making the list of the world’s 25 fi ttest
men published by Men’s Fitness fi ve years
aft er suff ering life-threatening injuries.
“When I saw Mark Caller and Th e
Marcal Group were invested in trying to
improve our community with a luxury
Beach 116th Street development, it seemed
the perfect location for Orangetheory,”
Long said. “Orangetheory will be the very
fi rst brand of its stature to take advantage
of the growing Rockaway community. I’m
excited to be a part of this, as my passion
has always been to help others, from the
FDNY to Orangetheory, changing lives
one heartbeat at a time.”
Th e One Sixteen will feature other amenities
including a landscaped roof deck
with Atlantic Ocean and Jamaica Bay
views, an eighth-fl oor residents’ lounge
with kitchenette, on-site parking, bike
storage and additional private storage.
“Our owners will have a modern
beachside residence in New York City,
and the presence of top-quality retail outlets
has the potential to really enhance
their experience here,” Caller said.
One Sixteen, a luxury condo rising in Rockaway Park will off er stunning ocean views as well as an Orangetheory Fitness center.
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